Jazz Cat
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Jazz Cat started the topic Beyonce breakmysoul in the forum Your Video 2 years, 2 months ago
very rough : o
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Jazz Cat replied to the topic excellent new 'evil ways' track in the forum General Questions 2 years, 3 months ago
plus its a total badass gotta-play track for sax, i raced upstairs to order less than halfway thru your youtube video… its genuinely fun to play over, like green onions, summertime etc.. plus you recorded it great, excellent mixing work on it
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Jazz Cat replied to the topic Henry Hartmann’s Fiberreed — these are excellent, thx Johnny in the forum Reeds 2 years, 3 months ago
yeah, tru re cane… it makes a substantial difference, huge, that i dont have to take the reed off mp every dang time to get it wet, to play… i’m becoming a better sax player because its here on the stand next to me and i can just pick it up and play instantly. plus im even finally getting a growly sound (you motivate me a lot, ur growly tone…[Read more]
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Jazz Cat replied to the topic Henry Hartmann’s Fiberreed — these are excellent, thx Johnny in the forum Reeds 2 years, 3 months ago
i like the copper carbon classic 2.5 best so far, likely need to retest onyx at harder 3.0 strength
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Jazz Cat started the topic excellent new 'evil ways' track in the forum General Questions 2 years, 3 months ago
thx, ur yt vido is tops; bg track lots of fun to improv over, eg a/e trill. thx!
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Jazz Cat replied to the topic Henry Hartmann’s Fiberreed — these are excellent, thx Johnny in the forum Reeds 2 years, 5 months ago
these reeds made a substantial improvement in my playing, seriously 15-20%, which is a pleasant surprise. highs and lows are easier, and much better getting close to growling with these. i need to study the altissimo course again; these will help
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Jazz Cat started the topic Great job on the site, Johnny! in the forum General Questions 2 years, 6 months ago
hey just to say ‘way to go’ on your site, Johnny — you’ve put a ton of work into it over the years… very professional! you’ve been a big inspiration to me over the years, your courses & tracks are outstanding. keep up the great work; thanks! ive watched your yt vids a bajillion times, they motivate me 🙂
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Jazz Cat replied to the topic Reeds/mouthpieces most effective in altissimo range in the forum Altissimo Course 2 years, 6 months ago
any other favorite fiberreds for altissimo?
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Jazz Cat replied to the topic demo rough 5 songs tenor w/hemp reed in the forum Your Video 2 years, 6 months ago
thx, good mic comparision page, Johnny… I’ll test my elvis mic shure super 55 too https://www.shure.com/en-US/products/microphones/super_55
its appaerntly popular with singers; tho not a neumann .. for warmth ive got a tubeamp preamp, will test that too
a very cool fx unit i use it the bose ve-20 vocal processor; outstanding autotune, reverb,…[Read more]
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Jazz Cat replied to the topic demo rough 5 songs tenor w/hemp reed in the forum Your Video 2 years, 6 months ago
thx, its https://www.amazon.com/Audio-Technica-Cardioid-Condenser-Instrument-Microphone/dp/B000K67VG0/ designed for instruments, but yeah a bigger mic like shure/sennheiser etc likely better… any mic recomendations? you sound great
also i get much better easier to play long notes w hemp reeds
my cluttered office : o
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Jazz Cat replied to the topic demo rough 5 songs tenor w/hemp reed in the forum Your Video 2 years, 6 months ago
hi – audio-technica clip on instrument mic, into yamaha mg10xu mixer (great mixer btw)
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Jazz Cat started the topic demo rough 5 songs tenor w/hemp reed in the forum Your Video 2 years, 6 months ago
sry didnt put on youtube…
using hemp reed; best reed ive ever used
heres my latest
“https://tradingjazz.com/mp3/kenhempreed.mp4
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Jazz Cat replied to the topic Henry Hartmann’s Fiberreed — these are excellent, thx Johnny in the forum Reeds 2 years, 6 months ago
heres my latest
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Jazz Cat replied to the topic Henry Hartmann’s Fiberreed — these are excellent, thx Johnny in the forum Reeds 2 years, 7 months ago
they are game-changers.. thx johnny for the heads-up. i was telling my teacher grace about them today. they are Shockingly great… and ive been playing for decades. its unfortunate that reeds make such a big difference, it would be nice if they didn’t… so having these is a huge plus. I’m getting a bunch of them.
biggest plus is now i can…[Read more]
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Jazz Cat replied to the topic Henry Hartmann’s Fiberreed — these are excellent, thx Johnny in the forum Reeds 2 years, 7 months ago
nice sound
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Jazz Cat started the topic Henry Hartmann’s Fiberreed — these are excellent, thx Johnny in the forum Reeds 2 years, 7 months ago
thx for the recommendation on fiberreds, they’re great.
i held off buying for a couple years cuz normal plastic reeds really suck; i play vandoren cane
these fiberreeds are great, each has a very unique sound, which is terrificm eg muted vs bright
super since no need to take reed off mp and put in mouth before playing
many thx johnny
im…[Read more]
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Jazz Cat started the topic G/G# squeaking on tenor in the forum Problems With Your Sax? 4 years, 10 months ago
when i first start playing, no problem, but after 1/2 hr both middle g/g# squeak all the time; driving me nuts.. any ideas?
tried diff reeds/mps; the only fix is if i loosen embouchure alot & press g key extra hard, which isnt practical .. pads are relatively new, didnt see any light leaks
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Jazz Cat started the topic Lucille, fun song.. c trill? in the forum General Questions 4 years, 10 months ago
Hey great job on Lucille, Johnny – well done bg track & sheet music, plus solo is both easy to play d/f & sounds great.
Q: which palm key are you trilling w/C? high d or… ?
thx for the music 🙂
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Jazz Cat replied to the topic Sade Smooth Operator brief intro in the forum Your Video 5 years, 10 months ago
thx! i got the full transcript here; i’ve bought many; #1 transcript site https://saxsolos.com/shop/stuart-matthewman-smooth-operator/
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Jazz Cat started the topic Sade Smooth Operator brief intro in the forum Your Video 5 years, 10 months ago
i never get tired of playing this; nice classy intro
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